Method for supporting a user of a ventilator, and ventilation system

Abstract

A method for assisting a user of a ventilator (1), comprising the following steps:coupling a mobile terminal (2), which comprises a control algorithm, to the ventilator (1) for the exchange of data between the terminal (2) and the ventilator (1);transmitting data registered on the ventilator (1) to the terminal (2), wherein the data include a ventilation parameter acquired by the ventilator (1);evaluating the transmitted data on the terminal (2), and/or by means of a processor device that communicates with the terminal (2), in order to provide at least one user information item such that the user, irrespective of their medical expertise, is provided with an evaluation and/or assistance based at least partially on the ventilation parameter;outputting the user information item by means of the terminal (2).

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         26 . A method for assisting a user of a ventilator, wherein the method comprises:
 coupling at least one mobile terminal, which comprises at least one control algorithm, to the ventilator for data exchange between the ventilator and the terminal;   transmitting data registered on the ventilator to the terminal, the registered data comprising at least one ventilation parameter acquired by the ventilator;   evaluating the transmitted data on the terminal and/or on the ventilator, and/or by means of a processor device that communicates with the terminal or with the ventilator, to provide at least one user information item such that the user, irrespective of its medical expertise, is provided with an evaluation and/or assistance based at least partially on a ventilation parameter;   outputting the user information item by means of the terminal.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein data are additionally transmitted from the terminal to the ventilator, the data being compiled locally by the terminal and/or by an auxiliary unit. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein for providing the user information item at least one stored therapeutic objective is taken into consideration. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the evaluation evaluates a therapy behavior and wherein, for this purpose, a frequency and/or duration and/or intensity of a therapeutic use of the ventilator are evaluated and/or wherein the evaluation comprises at least one statement relating to mask leak-tightness and/or relating to a frequency of resting respiratory events. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the evaluation comprises a points system and/or a grading system and/or a system with graphical symbols and/or a reward system, and wherein at least one previous evaluation and/or at least one objective created by the user is taken into consideration in the evaluation. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the assistance comprises at least one instruction for using the ventilator and/or at least one therapy explanation, and wherein, as assistance, at least one report is generated for a caregiver and/or consultation of a caregiver is recommended. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein, on the terminal, there is stored at least one function for a digital diary, by which the user can log its experiences with a therapy, and wherein the diary is taken into consideration for preparing the assistance. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein, on the terminal, there is displayed at least one input mask into which the user can input subjective and/or objective additional information items, and wherein the provision of the user information item is performed at least partially in a manner dependent on the additional information items. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the additional information items are interrogated in a time-dependent manner and/or on the basis of a control command of the ventilator and/or on the basis of a request by the user. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the subjective additional information items are not acquired, and/or are not acquirable, by sensors, and comprise an occurrence of pressure points and/or leakages at respiration interfaces, and/or wherein the objective additional information items are taken from a group of additional information items at least comprising: resting pulse rate, active pulse rate, age, weight, body height, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure values, pre-existing medical conditions, activity, movement, sleep features. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the objective additional information items are provided at least partially by the terminal and wherein sensors and/or health applications of the terminal can be accessed for this purpose, and/or wherein the objective additional information items are health parameters measured by the user itself. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the input mask comprises at least one questionnaire with a multiplicity of stored questions. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the input mask is created and/or adapted in a manner dependent at least on a ventilation parameter acquired by the ventilator and/or on a previously provided user information item and/or on at least one user input. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein defined ventilation parameters are taken into consideration for providing the user information item, and wherein those defined ventilation parameters which are not available for the evaluation are substituted and/or supplemented by additional information items, and wherein the additional information items required for this purpose are purposely interrogated by way of the input mask. 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein ventilation parameters used for the provision of the user information item are selected at least partially in a manner dependent on the additional information items. 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein provision of the user information item is performed interactively, and wherein the user information item is graphically depicted for this purpose, and wherein the inputting of the subjective additional information items and/or further user inputs is possible while the user information item is being depicted, and wherein the user information item is dynamically adapted by way of such inputs. 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the user information item is created in a time-dependent manner and/or on the basis of a control command of the ventilator and/or on the basis of a request by the user, wherein a time period of a multiplicity of therapy hours and/or of a multiplicity of therapy days is taken into consideration for providing the user information item. 
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein provision of the user information item is performed during an ongoing therapy, wherein, during the ongoing therapy, data are transmitted continuously from the ventilator to the terminal and the user information item is thus continuously updated, wherein the user information item is updated upon a respiratory event. 
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the user information item is projected by at least one projection device of the terminal into the surroundings, such that the user information item can be visually perceived even without directly viewing the terminal, and/or wherein the user information item is implemented acoustically and/or haptically. 
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the method is configured as a relaxation or sleep-inducing aid during use of the ventilator and/or as a learning aid for the use of the ventilator, and wherein at least one stored and/or settable respiration pattern is specified by the ventilator, and wherein at least one setpoint ventilation parameter required for the respiration pattern is set, and wherein the specified respiration pattern is output by the terminal ( 2 ), and wherein at least one actual ventilation parameter of the user is acquired by one or more sensors, and wherein the respiration pattern is adapted in a manner dependent on a degree to which the actual ventilation parameter differs from the setpoint ventilation parameter, such that the specified respiration pattern can be partially adapted to the real respiration pattern of the patient in order to make it easier for the user to synchronize its respiration with the specified respiration pattern.